Philosophy Lecture Series: God and the Natural World

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Location

This inaugural philosophy lecture series is hosted by the FPU Philosophy Department, with generous support from the Office of the Provost, the School of Natural Sciences and the humanities division.

Speakers

Stephen Dilley, Ph.D. is an associate professor of philosophy at St. Edward's University in Austin, TX. In his lecture, "The God of Evolutionary Biology," Diley argues that theology plays an indispensable role in prominent and influential arguments for neo-Darwinism.

Stephen Evans, Ph.D.is a university professor of philosphy and humanities at Baylor University in Waco, TX. In his lecture, "Are We Hard-Wired to Believe in God? Natural Signs for God and Evolution," Evans focuses on beneficial natural order and evolution, while contending that theistic natural signs lie at the core of arguments for God's existence and make knowledge of God possible.